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opponents call it the internet sales tax. whatever you call it i think this bill makes a lot of sense. it would require paying sales tax on stuff you are buying online. i didn't always think so as a consumer, i buy a lot of stuff online, especially books, so for a long time i thought why do i want to pay extra sales tax. but i have come around on this bill for a couple of reasons, one it is an important source of revenue for cities and counties that are hurting, and it's unfair for small businesses small bookstores or clothing stores whatever to have to charge sales tax when their big competitors online do not. why give the competitive advantage to a mail order operation located in some other state. so i think it's a good idea. it just creates a good level playing field, which is in the end good for everybody. have a great weekend, friends. we'll see you back here again on monday. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: hello, happy friday, everybody. wow, darren criss from "glee"
opponents call it the internet sales tax. whatever you call it i think this bill makes a lot of sense. it would require paying sales tax on stuff you are buying online. i didn't always think so as a consumer, i buy a lot of stuff online, especially books, so for a long time i thought why do i want to pay extra sales tax. but i have come around on this bill for a couple of reasons, one it is an important source of revenue for cities and counties that are hurting, and it's unfair for small...
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and it basically requires internet retailers to select sales tax based on the sales tax of the home state of the purchaser, and we are in pretty solid shape. we have about 49 or 50 democrats, and more than half of the republicans supporting it. we have some amendments to consider today, but i think it is going to happen. >> bill: i know the chamber of commerce, i believe is still opposing it is as is the heritage foundation. there are some senators from states where there is no sales tax like new hampshire saying this is unfair to the businesses in our state because they are going to have to collect sales taxes from other states. there's no way around that is there? >> no, there isn't. if this bill passes, the residents of several states will still not pay a penny in sales tax. for sales over the counter or over the internet. but if there's an internet retailer, and for example, there are three in new hampshire that would be required, if they want to sell in new york in california, in illinois, they would be required to collect the sales tax, remit it back to the state we're providing the
and it basically requires internet retailers to select sales tax based on the sales tax of the home state of the purchaser, and we are in pretty solid shape. we have about 49 or 50 democrats, and more than half of the republicans supporting it. we have some amendments to consider today, but i think it is going to happen. >> bill: i know the chamber of commerce, i believe is still opposing it is as is the heritage foundation. there are some senators from states where there is no sales tax...
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if you owe back taxes do not try to negotiate alone. >> bill: good morning, everybody. friday, may 3rdrd. can you believe it? so glad to see this friday roll around here i am sure you are, too. we start off here on the "full-court press" on current t.v. with the news of the day and your comments, your comments always welcome by phone at 866-55-press. >> that's our toll-free number. the comments welcome on twitter twitter @bp show and footballing.com/bill press show. let us know what you think about the issues, what it means to you and to your family. news today on several fronts. president obama in mexico city where he was talking trade and immigration reform yesterday with a new president of mexico before leaving for mexico. he named penny fritker from the marriott hotel chain as our new secretary of commerce. in boston, the marathon bombing suspect has told authorities that he and his brother originally planned to use suicide bombs on the fourth of july, but they got their bombs done early so they went around and looked for a site and decided to strike early at the bo
if you owe back taxes do not try to negotiate alone. >> bill: good morning, everybody. friday, may 3rdrd. can you believe it? so glad to see this friday roll around here i am sure you are, too. we start off here on the "full-court press" on current t.v. with the news of the day and your comments, your comments always welcome by phone at 866-55-press. >> that's our toll-free number. the comments welcome on twitter twitter @bp show and footballing.com/bill press show. let us...
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all they want is just to continue to raise taxes raise taxes, raise taxes. the white house has put forth a plan. house democrats have put forth a plan. senate democrats have put forth a plan. >> that's right. the white house has a plan. the senate democrats put forth a plan that got a majority vote in the united states senate. but because republicans used their blocking tax ticks in the senate it didn't -- tactics in the senate it didn't pass. in the house where the republicans this year, in this new congress, right they've na not put -- they've not put forward one single proposal to replace the sequester. we have, the democrats, have now asked four times for a vote. so every time speaker boehner says where's your plan? we say mr. speaker, we got one. you haven't let us vote on it. four times, you've denied an opportunity to vote. you may want to vote no. although, you know, i think the american people would far prefer the alternative that we proposed to the massive disruption of job loss we'll progressively see. but they haven't even allowed a vote. this is
all they want is just to continue to raise taxes raise taxes, raise taxes. the white house has put forth a plan. house democrats have put forth a plan. senate democrats have put forth a plan. >> that's right. the white house has a plan. the senate democrats put forth a plan that got a majority vote in the united states senate. but because republicans used their blocking tax ticks in the senate it didn't -- tactics in the senate it didn't pass. in the house where the republicans this year,...
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. >> back taxes? >> if they have not been paying their taxes to the i.r.s. they are going to have to pay them before they can get their citizenship. >> probably social security taxes? >> a lot have been paying under phony numbers. >> it is against the law for employers to hire people who are undocumented. correct? >> they still do. we know. look. i am from california. there are who industries used to be just in the border states in states like california. now, it's across the land. whole industries that depend upon that legal force. >> that's a problem both in the sense that employers don't understand the various kinds of documents that show that someone is authorized to work. so it's complex for employers. and we frankly have not had the a lot of money to enforce our upgration laws. and so that combination has made main employers to say it's not worth it for me to take the chance. >> we are talking with professor steven yale-loehr about the immigration bills, one in the senate, one in the house. it was announced yesterday by the way to talk about the gang o
. >> back taxes? >> if they have not been paying their taxes to the i.r.s. they are going to have to pay them before they can get their citizenship. >> probably social security taxes? >> a lot have been paying under phony numbers. >> it is against the law for employers to hire people who are undocumented. correct? >> they still do. we know. look. i am from california. there are who industries used to be just in the border states in states like california....
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if that means i pay more taxes, then so be it. and trust me bill i'm not liberal, and it just has to end. somebody has to stand up and say wait a minute, we can go in a completely different direction. we don't need basis in every country in the world that costs billions and billions and billions of dollars, let's take care of our own. it takes a bomb to hurt 200 people before we realize we care for each other? that doesn't mean we give up our values or ideologies. it means we care about people. and i see the republican party as ceasing to care for each other, and i don't want to be a part of that. >> bill: tim i really appreciate your call. >> where are guys like that? smart conservatives that know this is bad? >> bill: yeah, joe scarborough has been very very critical of the republican party lately. the republican party has lost its way, i believe. and i believe voices like tim -- people like tim understood that, and would like to see the republican party get back on track. they don't get back on track by attacking air traffic co
if that means i pay more taxes, then so be it. and trust me bill i'm not liberal, and it just has to end. somebody has to stand up and say wait a minute, we can go in a completely different direction. we don't need basis in every country in the world that costs billions and billions and billions of dollars, let's take care of our own. it takes a bomb to hurt 200 people before we realize we care for each other? that doesn't mean we give up our values or ideologies. it means we care about people....
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they're saying oh, you're raising taxes, because you're giving them a tax break. you're doing away with the tax breaks. they're calling that raising taxes. >> bill: i know. i know. they're just playing with words on that thing. and letting the oil companies off the hook is another way of giving the wealthiest people in this country another tax break. thanks, laura. joey out in chicago. >> caller: i'm going to say the republican party is a terrible organization. listen, their priorities are how can you be a patriot and a good citizen if you move your money overseas? how can you be an american patriot and care about american citizens when you move your factories overseas for profit? the rich have abandoned the citizens of this country. >> bill: that's what it's all about, joey, i appreciate it. poverty this country. worse than we thought. what should we be doing about it? >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >>
they're saying oh, you're raising taxes, because you're giving them a tax break. you're doing away with the tax breaks. they're calling that raising taxes. >> bill: i know. i know. they're just playing with words on that thing. and letting the oil companies off the hook is another way of giving the wealthiest people in this country another tax break. thanks, laura. joey out in chicago. >> caller: i'm going to say the republican party is a terrible organization. listen, their...
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ronald reagan. >> the whole tax cutting myth about ronald reagan, raising taxes. they don't want to believe it. >> obama hasn't raised gas taxes. reagan did one better on that. to extend the argument. >> immigration reform? >> from george w. bush mitt romney's healthcare provider. on and on. so when i say, and yet for all of these things that he has done, he has copied all of these big ideas from republicans. again, going all the way back and then to nixon and yet their response is, he is just a fascist, a socialist. really? what were nixon and reagan and george w. bush for god's sake? they completely shunned their own. they ignored their own history >> bill: they don't recognize their own ideas. right? when they are staring them in the face. >> i think most people can recognize the republican party of today is not the republican party of 20, 30 years ago. most people who look at this independently can see that. but i think the bigger question is: is there ever going to be anything that's a wake-up call for them? what would the wake-up call be that they say, okay.
ronald reagan. >> the whole tax cutting myth about ronald reagan, raising taxes. they don't want to believe it. >> obama hasn't raised gas taxes. reagan did one better on that. to extend the argument. >> immigration reform? >> from george w. bush mitt romney's healthcare provider. on and on. so when i say, and yet for all of these things that he has done, he has copied all of these big ideas from republicans. again, going all the way back and then to nixon and yet their...
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, i am sure paying business taxes, income taxes and sales taxes, these damn cruise boats aren't. they are not american ships. they are ships coming into americanports, they are not paying american taxes. they are free loaders and no they want us to take care them and coddle them and rescue them and not reimburse us. louisiana, i have been there. john. what do you say? >> good morning, bill. i agree and i don't agree with you. false you refer to it as a tradition. it's more -- i think anybody on the high seas or even in the waters would look at it as an obligation to help any vessel in distress. >> by the way, i would agree with that, too. if you don't do it, shame on you. right? >> what you do. >> sure, but i think the other gentleman hit the nail on the head that coming into u.s. waters, they are required as any vessel to fly an american flag. they are subject to all of the rules and regulations of safety criteria that any vessel would be. >> that's where you get on carnival. as i recall, they had a couple of other situations right after that. i am a driver. i just happened to b
, i am sure paying business taxes, income taxes and sales taxes, these damn cruise boats aren't. they are not american ships. they are ships coming into americanports, they are not paying american taxes. they are free loaders and no they want us to take care them and coddle them and rescue them and not reimburse us. louisiana, i have been there. john. what do you say? >> good morning, bill. i agree and i don't agree with you. false you refer to it as a tradition. it's more -- i think...
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with taxes, it will cost the same with the fear of arrest and society will get taxes. >> bill: are you telling me i could buy four joints on the street in washington, d.c. for 20 bucks? >> faster than you could sneeze. >> look at bill. like your hand up for a cab but put two up. >> bill: i had no idea. >> now you have to ask him where to go. >> bill: do that off of the air. >> peter: all right. >> bill: so, in terms of the economy of the state, i guess it's too soon. >> we have a great outlier, the denver post on monday put out a story indicating $198 million a year is coming in from medical marijuana in taxes. normal's sop situation for every nine marijuana consumers in colorado one is a medical marijuana consumer. >> whoa. whoa. so you take that 198 million? ? >> yeah. >> and multiply by 9? >> the stilts going into the election, they were hoping to get about two to $300 million in taxes. they are already getting nearly that much just from a small base of medical consumers. >> bill: right. now, that's a tax base from residents of colorado. >> right. >> bill: we have talked about pot t
with taxes, it will cost the same with the fear of arrest and society will get taxes. >> bill: are you telling me i could buy four joints on the street in washington, d.c. for 20 bucks? >> faster than you could sneeze. >> look at bill. like your hand up for a cab but put two up. >> bill: i had no idea. >> now you have to ask him where to go. >> bill: do that off of the air. >> peter: all right. >> bill: so, in terms of the economy of the state, i...
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and pay for it by an increase in sales taxes consumption taxes that disproportionately hit the middle and working class. that's what mitt romney was promising, but they're doing it state by state which is why it is so important we elect democrats. >> bill: a lot of laws written by the american legislative exchange council they mimeograph them. e-mail them or something or hand them to state after state after state and they put in the hopper and they pass them and there you go. copycat like the stand-your-ground laws. >> the abortion ban in texas north dakota, the mandatory ultrasound walker and kasich signed. this is clearly concerted effort to do this state by state. and it's not good for women and it is not good for the middle class which is why we have to elect more democrat governors. >> bill: two races this year. how many next year? >> 36. it is a busy cycle. we viewed this in a two-year cycle. we think we have some great pickup opportunities in states like i said that the president won twice that elected republican governors in 2010 and voters have buyer's remorse. if you look at
and pay for it by an increase in sales taxes consumption taxes that disproportionately hit the middle and working class. that's what mitt romney was promising, but they're doing it state by state which is why it is so important we elect democrats. >> bill: a lot of laws written by the american legislative exchange council they mimeograph them. e-mail them or something or hand them to state after state after state and they put in the hopper and they pass them and there you go. copycat like...
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these republicans have to give up on taxes. they do. there was a protest in front of the northwest gate and mark takano assemblyman from california was speeding as i walked out and the next speaker up was senator bernie sanders ripping into president obama over this budget. 866-55-press, your comments on all of the issues of the day here, always welcome. join us, me paul brandus here and the rest of the press team on the full court press this wednesday morning. >> on your radio, and on current tv this is "the bill press show." going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. current tv, it's been all building up to this. >>bill sha
these republicans have to give up on taxes. they do. there was a protest in front of the northwest gate and mark takano assemblyman from california was speeding as i walked out and the next speaker up was senator bernie sanders ripping into president obama over this budget. 866-55-press, your comments on all of the issues of the day here, always welcome. join us, me paul brandus here and the rest of the press team on the full court press this wednesday morning. >> on your radio, and on...
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the income tax code through social security, through maybe a gas tax or a carbon tax. there is other ways to raise money. and i think we need to manage our expectations in terms of how much money we can expect to glean from companies doing business around the world. >> they will always be bigger and smarter and more clever than we are? >> there will always be places to hide those earnsings in the tax labirinth in the globe. we should tax americans doing work in america. we know we can get that money. we are not terrible at estimating how much tax revenue is going to come in. the cbo is good at it. the white house is good at it. we know how to raise money and it's done through income taxes and social security taxes. >> bill: i would ask you one other question about these international firms, businesses, particularly those exporting jobs. it's something that bugs me and i haven't heard people talking enough about it. >> that's bangaladesh, this latest collapse of this building with 1100, i think maybe the death toll finally, leveled out at that? we are rightfully upset,
the income tax code through social security, through maybe a gas tax or a carbon tax. there is other ways to raise money. and i think we need to manage our expectations in terms of how much money we can expect to glean from companies doing business around the world. >> they will always be bigger and smarter and more clever than we are? >> there will always be places to hide those earnsings in the tax labirinth in the globe. we should tax americans doing work in america. we know we...
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we don't want people who should be paying taxes not paying taxes, who should be paying taxes. i'm convinced that some of the organizations that have a 501c4 status are really very close to the line if not over the line. they may call themselves social welfare groups or whatever but they're really political organizations. but i guess the beef here is that if the i.r.s. is going to be investigating such people who are playing games maybe with the tax code, they should be investigating both the right wing and the left wing groups and not exclusively right wing groups, is that the rub here? >> absolutely. you do want -- most people should want their government to be investigating those groups because they're getting taxpayer money or at least not paying taxes into the tax pool. you hit on a very good point. a lot of these groups really do kind of cross that line or at least are accused of crossing that line between doing social advocacy and backing candidates or backing right or left wing policies. but you know, the whole thing is that it can't just be one side of the spectrum, ri
we don't want people who should be paying taxes not paying taxes, who should be paying taxes. i'm convinced that some of the organizations that have a 501c4 status are really very close to the line if not over the line. they may call themselves social welfare groups or whatever but they're really political organizations. but i guess the beef here is that if the i.r.s. is going to be investigating such people who are playing games maybe with the tax code, they should be investigating both the...
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that we were actually raising taxes on the wealthy. no more tax cuts for the rich. focus on the middle class. it means trade enforcement. focus on manufacturing and focus on clean energy. it means infrastructure, all of this ings that made our country great in the post-war years. we grew at such a rate because we built infrastructure. we invested in people. we passed civil rights legislation. we set up medicare and medicaid. all of those things that happened in the late 40s into the mid late 60s really put us in a long-term growing trend in this country. and we need to look at things in many ways that -- in that direction. >> bill: i was at the briefing yesterday at the white house and jay carney said the president said this many times. he believes you grow the economy not from the top down but from the middle class, out. all of his policies and programs, his focus is on that. right? empowering the middle class. >> a group of us had a meeting to talk about how we move forward to stop sequestration and to get our economy on track. carl levin, senator from michigan wh
that we were actually raising taxes on the wealthy. no more tax cuts for the rich. focus on the middle class. it means trade enforcement. focus on manufacturing and focus on clean energy. it means infrastructure, all of this ings that made our country great in the post-war years. we grew at such a rate because we built infrastructure. we invested in people. we passed civil rights legislation. we set up medicare and medicaid. all of those things that happened in the late 40s into the mid late...
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they are paying taxes. sales tax and payroll tax, so it sounds like we're making this as difficult as we can. >> you are asking the right question, because there has to be some requirement for any visa program in our immigration system, so that makes sense to us, but it can't be so onerous and so long that they are getting admitted to nursing homes at the same time they are waiting for residency. >> bill: and when we had amnesty -- ronald reagan called it amnesty, and he said they deserved it, right? when -- during that period how tough were the requirements under his program? >> there were similar requirements in terms of having to learn english and background checks, a big flaw was to be eligible you had to have been in the united states as of the first of january of 1982. the law didn't pass until 1986. so there were four years of people who may have been here without papers but they didn't qualify. so it would cover more of the folks who are already here. so we have seen some similar requirements in ter
they are paying taxes. sales tax and payroll tax, so it sounds like we're making this as difficult as we can. >> you are asking the right question, because there has to be some requirement for any visa program in our immigration system, so that makes sense to us, but it can't be so onerous and so long that they are getting admitted to nursing homes at the same time they are waiting for residency. >> bill: and when we had amnesty -- ronald reagan called it amnesty, and he said they...
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plus, let's talk taxes. i am not the person to talk about issues of substance on -- issues of finance but i do find this story interesting about apple and google and how they're dodging taxes and their defense for it. i with a tonight talk to you a little bit about that. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> on this tuesday, other headlines making news. charles ramsey, the hero of cleveland, is not happy about the free burger offers he's received from over a dozen restaurants in ohio. get this. they put the charles ramsey burgers on their menu. he has lawyered up and released a statement saying he never allowed the restaurants to use their name and wants nothing to do with them. he wants people to do something to help the victims locked in his neighbor's basement. mcdonald's has stepped up making a $10,000 donation for the national center for missing and exploited children. >> the destruction of charles ramsey. the p.r. nightmare. everyone will start piling on. this is what we do. this is what w
plus, let's talk taxes. i am not the person to talk about issues of substance on -- issues of finance but i do find this story interesting about apple and google and how they're dodging taxes and their defense for it. i with a tonight talk to you a little bit about that. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> on this tuesday, other headlines making news. charles ramsey, the hero of cleveland, is not happy about the free burger offers he's received from over a...
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. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned great leadership so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? i mean really? >> ... with a unique perspective. >> teddy rosevelt was a weak asmatic kid who never played sports until he was a grown up. >> (laughter) >> ... and lots of fancy buzz words. >> family values, speding, liberty, economic freedom, hard-working moms, crushing debt, cute little puppies. if wayne lapierre can make up stuff that sounds logical while making no sense... hey, so can i. once again friends, this is live tv and sometimes these things happen. >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. ♪ >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio, and on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: sometimes justice is blind. sometimes it'
. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned great leadership so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? i mean...
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well, your tax dollars wasted again yesterday. the very same day that "the new york times" reported that thanks to obamacare health insurance premiums are going to drop by over 50% for people on their own going out to buy health insurance in january. the very same day the house of representatives yesterday voted to repeal obamacare for the 38th time. what a bunch of morons. meanwhile, "rolling stone" in hot water this morning for putting the boston marathon bomber on their cover. queen elizabeth becomes the latest public figure to endorse same-sex marriage. all of that and more coming up right here on current tv. iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and att
well, your tax dollars wasted again yesterday. the very same day that "the new york times" reported that thanks to obamacare health insurance premiums are going to drop by over 50% for people on their own going out to buy health insurance in january. the very same day the house of representatives yesterday voted to repeal obamacare for the 38th time. what a bunch of morons. meanwhile, "rolling stone" in hot water this morning for putting the boston marathon bomber on their...
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we're going to talk a little bit of tax -- sales tax revenue and put it toward it or we're going to -- put it toward gambling revenues from slot machines or something. that's what they're doing in minneapolis. and then the rest of it will kind of be covered by all of the new economic growth that it creates. it just doesn't work. we've seen over and over and over again that these proms end up -- that these projects end up underfunded then cuts to public service have to be made to make up for the difference. >> bill: back to keith olbermann. we learned over the weekend that nate silver who -- i guess was in sports before but made his reputation at the "new york times" by calling absolutely dead on, the presidential race, is going to espn. is he giving up politics or is he carrying politics with him to espn? >> i think his deal is he will be at espn mainly and he's also going to do some politics for abc news. especially in election year. he's still going to be doing the election forecasting so we don't have to worry about losing that. >> bill: at espn, he will be what calling games? >> i
we're going to talk a little bit of tax -- sales tax revenue and put it toward it or we're going to -- put it toward gambling revenues from slot machines or something. that's what they're doing in minneapolis. and then the rest of it will kind of be covered by all of the new economic growth that it creates. it just doesn't work. we've seen over and over and over again that these proms end up -- that these projects end up underfunded then cuts to public service have to be made to make up for the...
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. current tv is the place for true stories. with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. real, gripping, current. documentaries... on current tv. >> bill: 14 minutes before the top of the hour on a wednesday july 10. here we are on the "full court press" and as we take a look and survey all of the different issues that congress is dealing with this week, nobody better on top of it than our good friend from the "national journal" hotline, editor-in-chief, reid wilson joining us on our news line this morning. how you doing? >> i'm ok. how are you bill? >> bill: good to talk to you. are you in the obama camp this morning? is broccoli your favorite food? >> what was he doing? come on. broccoli is nobody's favorite food. >> bill:
. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. current tv is the place for true stories. with award winning documentaries that take...
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there is a tax on some 2.5% or something. he says well, you know, boehner should really take this to the people. boehner who we all know loves to tan. >> bill: i was going to say if anybody is upset about this, it is john boehner. >> that he should argue that it is racist against white people. >> yeah, sure. because now they're going to have to pay a little extra for that orange glow. >> bill: others who are not caucasian don't have to pay. >> they're at a big advantage. >> bill: racist tax. >> i still love how president obama at one of the us who correspondents meeting said he and john bainer have a lot of things in common. they're both people of color. >> bill: it is a color not seen on the planet. >> not naturally occurring. >> bill: john boehner is the only member be of congress to have a tanning bed in his own office, right? >> i'm sure. actually his desk. some people has a standing desk. he has a laying desk. >> bill: we'll miss you next week. have a great wedding. have a great honeymoon and a great life and we'll see y
there is a tax on some 2.5% or something. he says well, you know, boehner should really take this to the people. boehner who we all know loves to tan. >> bill: i was going to say if anybody is upset about this, it is john boehner. >> that he should argue that it is racist against white people. >> yeah, sure. because now they're going to have to pay a little extra for that orange glow. >> bill: others who are not caucasian don't have to pay. >> they're at a big...
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detailers to collect sales taxes. selling product. free. they easily cleared the 60 votes and that's just to consider. >> uh-huh. >> it's accepted when the vote comes up on the bill on the floor, a lot more even than 63. republicans, the grover norquist. >> they are showing losing the battle. >> yeah. republican co-sponsored. at the house. >> i think it's, you know, creates a level playing field. >> yeah. >> across theboard. >> yeah. >> concerned at a basic level. they will sign those legislations. it could be a crack. >> yeah. >> lose this one? it will be a squeaker next time around. thank you for all of your good work at the center for american progress. when we come back. >> this is "the bill press show." mented didrb going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them, right? vo: the war room tonight at 6 eastern ç] >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >>
detailers to collect sales taxes. selling product. free. they easily cleared the 60 votes and that's just to consider. >> uh-huh. >> it's accepted when the vote comes up on the bill on the floor, a lot more even than 63. republicans, the grover norquist. >> they are showing losing the battle. >> yeah. republican co-sponsored. at the house. >> i think it's, you know, creates a level playing field. >> yeah. >> across theboard. >> yeah. >>...
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we're taxing students to help pay down the debt or elsewhere does that money go? >> well, there are proposals that would peg the rate to the market with a small markup to be able to pay the cost of the program. costs for administering the program. there's costs to cover defaults on the loans. so it is possible to peg the rate to the market in a way that is not really making money off of students. and we think that's what this program should be about. it should be how can we get the maximum number of students, the support they need to go to college in a way that's fair to them covers the cost of the program but isn't seeking to garner more money to pay for other things. >> bill: so from the center for american progress's perspective, the best plan would be -- i think this is what the president has proposed, isn't it? tie it to the market. with a cap. okay. so it would be floating with a cap. now, what the senate yesterday -- i understand, proposed. senator joe manchin some others was tie it to the market but no cap. correct? >> exactly. there's been several proposa
we're taxing students to help pay down the debt or elsewhere does that money go? >> well, there are proposals that would peg the rate to the market with a small markup to be able to pay the cost of the program. costs for administering the program. there's costs to cover defaults on the loans. so it is possible to peg the rate to the market in a way that is not really making money off of students. and we think that's what this program should be about. it should be how can we get the...
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the payroll tax hike and the other tax increases from the fiscal cliff deal are just going to be starting, i think, to show up down the line. the connell assumers can borrow for a little while, you know, put stuff on their credit cards to make up the spending but eventually, it starts to bite. svelte have as much money to spend. then you put on top of that the contractt contractionary he was, which should be about a half a point this year taken away. >> that's the not the sort of momentum you want for a recovery. >> that's true the 7.7%, heading in the right direction that could reefers if the congressional if losing 750,000 jobs turns out to be true. >> it's something we have seen in the past few years. there are concerns that we are going to see that now: the job creation will slow, the unemployment rate could tick back up. remember, even if we didn't have that, we are not creating jobs nearly fast enough to put everybody back to work. >> right. >> within a couple of years even. >> you need to get up to what? how high? i have seen that number. i forget what it is. 236,000 is not where w
the payroll tax hike and the other tax increases from the fiscal cliff deal are just going to be starting, i think, to show up down the line. the connell assumers can borrow for a little while, you know, put stuff on their credit cards to make up the spending but eventually, it starts to bite. svelte have as much money to spend. then you put on top of that the contractt contractionary he was, which should be about a half a point this year taken away. >> that's the not the sort of momentum...
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. >> bill: here we go. 13 minutes before the top of the hour. i gotta tell you i love to -- i love to play audio of elena kagan. this is in her interview out of -- this is justice kagan. a lot of important things to talk about. and she started talking about the fact that you know, there may be liberals and conservatives on the court but we all get along and in fact, we're really good friends. a lot of good people in the court. and you would be surprised at some of the people we might hang out with and what we might get into. we were surprised to find out she hangs out with justice scalia. she's a big game hunter. here's how that interview went. >> i shoot birds with him. two or three times a year now. and then he -- at the
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they have to pay the back taxes, right? >> which is hard to figure out there's going to be a lot of issues with that because you have to go back and be able to prove your work, get these old pay stubs kind of thing. >> bill: they have to have -- they can't have a criminal record which i understand. that certainly makes sense. and then they have to wait 13 years. even if they're already proficient in english up to date on their taxes can write a check for their fine right now right? they still have to wait 13 years. to me, it doesn't seem very welcoming. >> no. not like necessarily american. >> bill: right. >> the other thing lindsey graham always jokes he doesn't know if all of his relatives in south carolina could pass these tests in terms of like speaking english and knowing about america which is rude to his relatives but it is kind of true. it is hard to become a citizen. you have to take the naturalization test and you have to do all of this stuff. even if you are doing it legally. so it is like just making it as hard
they have to pay the back taxes, right? >> which is hard to figure out there's going to be a lot of issues with that because you have to go back and be able to prove your work, get these old pay stubs kind of thing. >> bill: they have to have -- they can't have a criminal record which i understand. that certainly makes sense. and then they have to wait 13 years. even if they're already proficient in english up to date on their taxes can write a check for their fine right now right?...
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and so it is kind of a regressive tax in that way. we're talking about kind of leveling the playing field everywhere. >> bill: it seems one other advantage for the poor and the middle class which is that all of these programs that are cut because of the budget cuts at the state level, that will pump more money in. >> that's right ones lobbying for this. in a real intense way. the local budgets the state budgets who are saying we have big holes to fill and this is one way of doing it. >> bill: it will help keep medicaid -- >> some of the programs running. >> bill: i used to be against it. i buy so much online, hell, i don't want to pay the sales tax. it is only fair that it is a level playing field and that the small businesses and small bookstores whatever, not be -- >> have to let them compete in a fair way. >> bill: on the right side of this issue. we'll talk motor about this, too. igor, we've already run out of time. i can't believe it. so come back and see us next week. >> i will. thank you, guys. >> bill: thinkprogress.org. you c
and so it is kind of a regressive tax in that way. we're talking about kind of leveling the playing field everywhere. >> bill: it seems one other advantage for the poor and the middle class which is that all of these programs that are cut because of the budget cuts at the state level, that will pump more money in. >> that's right ones lobbying for this. in a real intense way. the local budgets the state budgets who are saying we have big holes to fill and this is one way of doing...
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>> the lottery is in many, many ways, a regressive tax. it is one thing for folks to buy it when it is a big jackpot and to cross all of our fingers and really really hoping, dream what we would do with all of the money. >> bill: that's what i do. i only get it when it is above -- has to be over $200 million. >> you have standards. you're not going to get your hopes up for nothing. i understand. a lot of folks particularly folks in low income areas buy a lot of these tickets. they lose an average of 47 cents on the dollar and it becomes every week a big part of their income. income that could be going obviously elsewhere. >> bill: maybe to food or gas. >> shelter. states use a lot of that money to fund basic necessities like education and so in that way it's a regressive tax where you have lower income people funding a lot of the basic functions of government. and many states find for them it is a short-term fix because it fluctuates. it is not a very good revenue stream. even if you do win bill, it is estimated that 70% of people who win
>> the lottery is in many, many ways, a regressive tax. it is one thing for folks to buy it when it is a big jackpot and to cross all of our fingers and really really hoping, dream what we would do with all of the money. >> bill: that's what i do. i only get it when it is above -- has to be over $200 million. >> you have standards. you're not going to get your hopes up for nothing. i understand. a lot of folks particularly folks in low income areas buy a lot of these tickets....
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lower taxes, cutting taxes, particularly cutting the corporate tax rate. it has always been the mantra, right, of republicans. so how can they reject this when it comes from president obama? this is what they've always been asking for, right? >> i absolutely agree. dave camp, the republican chair of the house, ways and means committee has made clear one of his top priorities is revenue neutral corporate tax reform. when it comes from the president and it is coupled with jobs program that will help the american economy and help the middle class, all of a sudden, they've got a bunch of problems with it. >> bill: unbelievable. it is almost like -- anything that president obama proposes, they have to oppose only because it comes from president obama. well, it is an important program. it's got a lot to offer the american people. a lot to offer the middle class. hopefully we can get enough republicans in congress to support it. kitty richards, thanks for helping us understand it. >> thank you. >> bill: center for american progress. they do great work. americanpr
lower taxes, cutting taxes, particularly cutting the corporate tax rate. it has always been the mantra, right, of republicans. so how can they reject this when it comes from president obama? this is what they've always been asking for, right? >> i absolutely agree. dave camp, the republican chair of the house, ways and means committee has made clear one of his top priorities is revenue neutral corporate tax reform. when it comes from the president and it is coupled with jobs program that...
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many of them tax-related laws. federal ones that apply to married couples. we can get preferential treatment of the tax code to married people but not others when this is an issue that is essentially a state issue. >> bill: it seems to me it would be difficult to make the case which is basically an argument for discrimination. this is why these people should be treated differently under federal law than these people over here. how can you make that case? >> it will be really interesting back to back moment. yesterday, the state -- the court essentially struck down something that congress had overwhelmingly re-authorized. in 2006. and in this case, if it they were to strike down doma and they would be -- of course, then overturning something that congress had approved by a big margin in 1996. >> bill: here's what strikes me about the supreme court decisions that have been released so far. i don't know that i've seen this or maybe not been aware of it with supreme courts in the past but it seems to me there's a lot of politicking going on now in reaching the d
many of them tax-related laws. federal ones that apply to married couples. we can get preferential treatment of the tax code to married people but not others when this is an issue that is essentially a state issue. >> bill: it seems to me it would be difficult to make the case which is basically an argument for discrimination. this is why these people should be treated differently under federal law than these people over here. how can you make that case? >> it will be really...
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the torture. >> the tax cuts that landed us in the big budget deficit hole. he was a swell guy, after all. and he was. he was affable. that wasn't the problem. [ laughter ] >> bill: congressman keith ellison from minnesota here with us this half hour. in the next hour, congresswoman martha fudge from ohio will be coming in studio to join us. and denise bode, energy expert will be here later in this hour. we'll get right to the news of the day with the good congressman from minnesota. but first dan with the headlines. >> other headlines making news on this thursday, the commissioner of the national football league is defending the name of the washington redskins. roger goodell sent a letter to congress yesterday after being urged to consider changing the redskins name because it was derogatory nature. he said the name redskins represents "a positive meaning" and is a unifying force that stands for strength, courage pride and respect. >> bill: and racism. >> said the white man about the team owned by a white man who also defended the name redskin. >> bill: they
the torture. >> the tax cuts that landed us in the big budget deficit hole. he was a swell guy, after all. and he was. he was affable. that wasn't the problem. [ laughter ] >> bill: congressman keith ellison from minnesota here with us this half hour. in the next hour, congresswoman martha fudge from ohio will be coming in studio to join us. and denise bode, energy expert will be here later in this hour. we'll get right to the news of the day with the good congressman from...
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i would even make the hard drugs today legal and -- >> regulated and taxed. >> bill: regulated and tax it and bring it into the market system somehow and get away from all of this illegal traffic and illegal activity and so much attention, law enforcement officers on that busy. that could lead to the idea of smoking. i'm shocked, particularly when i see young people smoking. i want to say what the hell are you doing? you of all people, older person smoking all of their lives, they haven't been able to kick the habit, okay, right. going to die anyway soon. see young people. i see them on the streets here in washington, you know, walking by with a cigarette. >> every time i go back home to south carolina, i am stunned at how many people smoke just out in the open, young people, parents, middle-aged people, old people, it's stunning how it is such a way of life for some people. >> bill: back in 2007, only 12% of americans said that smoking should be illegal. today, 22%. one out of five americans. >> that's a big jump. short period of time. >> bill: big jump in a short period of time. is t
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why not just double charge people on taxes? i think there is a simple way to avoid the sequester, which is why doesn't the house just accept the senate plan of a combination spending cuts and new revenue? >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] >> bill: hey, good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, february 27th, great to see you today. thank you for joining us here on the "full-court press" on current tv, coming out to you coast to coast all the way across this great land of ours from our studio on capitol hill in washington, d.c. where we will let you know what's going on this morning. what you ought to care about and give you a chance to sound off about it at 866-55-press. that's our toll-free number. we are now two days away from sequester and as a sign of how deep those cuts are going to be the federal government has already started releasing some illegal immigrants. don't you thumping it's a sign of john boehner getting off of his ass instead of just squawking. chuck hagel is our new defense secretary and pat roberts
why not just double charge people on taxes? i think there is a simple way to avoid the sequester, which is why doesn't the house just accept the senate plan of a combination spending cuts and new revenue? >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] >> bill: hey, good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, february 27th, great to see you today. thank you for joining us here on the "full-court press" on current tv, coming out to you coast to coast all the way across...
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he didn't pay his taxes for years and years and years. he got probation for that. >> bill: he's really always been able to skate for the most part. >> there was an incident with the council. he had some contracting issues, gave a contract to his girlfriend. he was censured but no real consequences. so for him i think this may be the first time he's had to pay hard cash, you know, as a result of something that he's done. >> bill: right. so the ethics -- this new board of ethics and government accountability found him guilty of accepting illegal gifts from city contractors and they fined him $13,600 which by the way in terms of fines is not that big, right? >> it is twice what these gifts were. >> bill: is it really? >> the gifts were -- >> bill: here's the question. does he have that kind of money even? >> we don't know. actually one of the staff members said at the hearing one of the reasons we didn't give him the maximum fine which would have been three times was that there were concerns about his ability to pay. so you know, he didn't p
he didn't pay his taxes for years and years and years. he got probation for that. >> bill: he's really always been able to skate for the most part. >> there was an incident with the council. he had some contracting issues, gave a contract to his girlfriend. he was censured but no real consequences. so for him i think this may be the first time he's had to pay hard cash, you know, as a result of something that he's done. >> bill: right. so the ethics -- this new board of ethics...
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he said i will give you tax -- lower taxes for corporations if you give me money to create more jobs in this country. that's the deal. will republicans take it? find out right here on current tv. iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and attitude. >> really?! this is the kind of stuff they say about something they just pulled freshly from their [bleep]. >> you know what those people are like. >> what could possibly go wrong in eight years of george bush? >> my producer just coughed up a hairball. >>sorry. >>just be grateful current tv doesn't come in "smell-o-vision" >> oh come on! the sweatshirt is nice and all, but i could use a golden lasso. (vo)only on current tv. cenk off air>>> alright in 15 minutes we're
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. >> the last thing we need is to give karl rove a tax break or any of the tea partyers. >> all of the groups on both sides of the aisle because political groups shouldn't be 501 c 4s. can i quickly -- >> yes. >> pivot to something that went on the. >> quickly. >> real quickly romminger federer lost. >> bill: big deal. yes. >> this is a pivot point in history. roger federer may see the end of his absolutely spectacular clear. >> it stinks where you see an athlete get to the points where they have outgrown the game a little bit. >> politicians on the downside. >> bill: i am glad you mentioned that. we should get that out there t eliot, great to talk to you as always. >> my pleasure. >> eliot spitzer, former governor of new york. >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >
. >> the last thing we need is to give karl rove a tax break or any of the tea partyers. >> all of the groups on both sides of the aisle because political groups shouldn't be 501 c 4s. can i quickly -- >> yes. >> pivot to something that went on the. >> quickly. >> real quickly romminger federer lost. >> bill: big deal. yes. >> this is a pivot point in history. roger federer may see the end of his absolutely spectacular clear. >> it stinks...
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the kind of typical stuff obama is a tax and spend liberal. there are two areas he departed from rubio. one on defense spending where rand paul has been completely at odds with the republican party in saying the sequester that's looming should go through -- and if anything, we should cut the pentagon more and he was a little bit more liberal. that's really -- i think what -- >> bill: a libertarian position. >> right. i think he's trying to pick up this. he is the younger you know, in some ways, more appealing to the mainstream candidate than his father. i think he's trying to run in 2016 and raise his profile. this was an opportunity for him to do that. >> bill: right. not surprising there is very little difference between marco rubio and rand paul. white house pointed out marco rubio's speech could have been given by mitt romney. there was nothing new in it in terms of -- if he's the future of the republican party, it is going to look just like the past. >> it could have been given by any republican for the past 30 years. and there was nothin
the kind of typical stuff obama is a tax and spend liberal. there are two areas he departed from rubio. one on defense spending where rand paul has been completely at odds with the republican party in saying the sequester that's looming should go through -- and if anything, we should cut the pentagon more and he was a little bit more liberal. that's really -- i think what -- >> bill: a libertarian position. >> right. i think he's trying to pick up this. he is the younger you know,...
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"carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [ music ] >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." . >> all right. 26 minutes after the hour now. here we are on this wednesday morning. the entire world still focused on boston "washington post" headline this morning, the day after, coming for clues, and despite all of that combing for clues, they have found pass pieces of heavy-duty back parks, it looks like, and there is a picture that the fbi has released of the parts, what's left of a pressure cooker. it's hard to believe it could go in a kitchen or supply stoor or department story or macy's or whatever and any discount store, get at pressure cooker and turn it into a bomb. never heard of that before. peter, comments online. >> we are competing @bpshow. and in the chat room at current.com, broken constituti
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taxes. the earns which are 15 billion a year, they paid in u.s. taxes. their ceo last year got a $90 million bonus for his operations. >> $90 million bonus? what? >> efforts to tax them have not been very successful. the way the cruise line works is they lobby extensively. heavy lobby and play ports off one against another. >> i want to say hello to donna from cab bin john maryland outside of d.c. >> hi. how are you? >> what's your question? >> i know martha. i am with green earth travel. how are you? >> fine, thanks. >> anyway i wanted to ask your opinion on the small cruise ships, those 100 passenger cruise ships. >> that's a great question. i was hoping bill would ask it. i am glad you did. >> thank you, donna. >> callers are often smarter than bill. >> yes. we call those pocket cruisers, anything under about 200 passengers and they can be far lessen vicive. they tend to spend more time on land have naturalist guides or cultural guides. they stepped to be more of an educational experience. they are not just shopping trips. they can really be, you know
taxes. the earns which are 15 billion a year, they paid in u.s. taxes. their ceo last year got a $90 million bonus for his operations. >> $90 million bonus? what? >> efforts to tax them have not been very successful. the way the cruise line works is they lobby extensively. heavy lobby and play ports off one against another. >> i want to say hello to donna from cab bin john maryland outside of d.c. >> hi. how are you? >> what's your question? >> i know martha....
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it was the senate that first passed the bill giving 98% of americans a tax cut right? and that was a bipartisan measure. but do you see a lack of willingness to work together, work across the aisle that was -- that was the rule when you were majority leader? >> well, there is a good deal of that. unfortunately, i think the bigger problem bill is you've got this -- almost polar existence between the house and the senate right now. you've got the house that is led in large measure by the tea party and then you've got the senate that -- in many respects is not much different from what it has been. although you've got a few very, very vocal members who are attempting to do to the senate which has been done to the house. so of course, one person, one senator can hold up everything. rand paul disa pretty good job of it -- disa pretty good job of it these days. much more polarized than it should be. on a second level, very quietly somewhat clandestinely, you hear -- in fact, i get reports from my former colleagues about meetings going on and little groups starting and gangs o
it was the senate that first passed the bill giving 98% of americans a tax cut right? and that was a bipartisan measure. but do you see a lack of willingness to work together, work across the aisle that was -- that was the rule when you were majority leader? >> well, there is a good deal of that. unfortunately, i think the bigger problem bill is you've got this -- almost polar existence between the house and the senate right now. you've got the house that is led in large measure by the...
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no new taxes nothing. so if this happens as jay carney told us at the briefing yesterday, you know who to blame. >> if they hold that position and the sequester goes into effect, it will go into effect and those americans will lose their jobs because republicans made a choice for that to happen. >> bill: the president welcomed eight reporters from local television stations yesterday. yesterday, jay carney said here's why they called them in. >> congressional republicans will listen to the american people and that's why it is important to engage the american people and not just speak to members of congress. you have to do both. >> bill: the president, at one of the interviews, this one was with kake out of wichita kansas saying look, it's got to be a combination of cuts in revenue. >> obama: nobody who is going to buy a corporate jet is going to not buy it because of a small tax break. >> the idea the republicans have to defend the owners of corporate jets, they would rather defend the owners of corporate j
no new taxes nothing. so if this happens as jay carney told us at the briefing yesterday, you know who to blame. >> if they hold that position and the sequester goes into effect, it will go into effect and those americans will lose their jobs because republicans made a choice for that to happen. >> bill: the president welcomed eight reporters from local television stations yesterday. yesterday, jay carney said here's why they called them in. >> congressional republicans will...
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status so they don't have to pay federal taxes. it is my job to make sure they're legit. and i've got a limited staff however many. then suddenly citizens united passes and suddenly there's this flood of new political organizations created around the country. over 700 i think. >> there's a real flood after it. that's right. >> bill: and i've gotta process all of these. they all want their answer. they want the positive answer but at least they want an answer like right away. right? not a week. not a year. they want an answer like right away. how am i going to deal with these? doesn't it make sense that what you would say is okay, i'll set up a group of criteria to kind of -- like a filter that you put all of these groups through and you filter out the ones that you ought to take a look at. again, there's a logic to what they were doing is what i'm trying to say. >> particularly difficult for them because all of the rules are so ill-defined. nobody knows what it means to spend most of your time on social welfare and some of your tim
status so they don't have to pay federal taxes. it is my job to make sure they're legit. and i've got a limited staff however many. then suddenly citizens united passes and suddenly there's this flood of new political organizations created around the country. over 700 i think. >> there's a real flood after it. that's right. >> bill: and i've gotta process all of these. they all want their answer. they want the positive answer but at least they want an answer like right away. right?...
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. [ music ] broadcast across the nation o your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show." >> bill: president obama, back from mexico and costa rica on the catchus of the ohio state university yesterday saying, we need you to become graduates to become full-fledged active citizens in the causes you care about employ good message for all of us. good morning. what do you say? here we go on a monday may 6th, great to see you today. great to be with you today. coming you to live from our naiks's capitol here in washington, d.c., booming out to you live on your local progressive talk radio station coming to you live on sirius xm this hour only and coming to you live on current tv all the way across this great land of
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for a tax exemption. they got a lengthy time-consuming list of questions like they even had to provide minutes for -- copies of the minutes for every board meeting since the organization had been formed. this is stuff the tea party complained about having to provide. another group that was turned down completely, this one from california because the i.r.s. concluded it was set up "primarily for the benefit of a political party." and these groups, one of them was called progress texas. it's a liberal group from texas and the other is emerge america a liberal democratic organization from california. so that whole i.r.s. thing, all of those hearings, darrell issa, what a phony! total phony! all of that stuff, all of that screaming, all of that whining. amounts to nothing. it's amazing. people fell for it. the media fell for it. >> people jumped on it so quickly and it dominated the news for a large -- a couple of days. >> bill: oh, yeah, at least a week. the briefings we got so much about fox news made this
for a tax exemption. they got a lengthy time-consuming list of questions like they even had to provide minutes for -- copies of the minutes for every board meeting since the organization had been formed. this is stuff the tea party complained about having to provide. another group that was turned down completely, this one from california because the i.r.s. concluded it was set up "primarily for the benefit of a political party." and these groups, one of them was called progress texas....
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among them are tax benefits, in the case of edie windsor. she had to pay $363,000 in estate taxes upon the death of her spouse because the law didn't recognize her marriage in new york. on top of that, if you're a federal employee and you're married to someone, you were not able to give benefits, health and pension benefits to your spouse. and that's going to be gone now. if you're in the military and you want to get your spouse on tricare, you couldn't do that because of doma. for immigration purposes, if you are someone who is in a relationship with a foreign national, someone from another country and you want to sponsor your spouse to stay permanently in the united states, before, you couldn't do that. you can do that now. it has a lot of practical impacts for married same-sex couples. >> bill: the reason i want to ask you that is a lot of people don't recognize -- as you point out, there are over 1,000 benefits that straight couples take advantage of and don't think about. they just take it for granted that all married couples would have
among them are tax benefits, in the case of edie windsor. she had to pay $363,000 in estate taxes upon the death of her spouse because the law didn't recognize her marriage in new york. on top of that, if you're a federal employee and you're married to someone, you were not able to give benefits, health and pension benefits to your spouse. and that's going to be gone now. if you're in the military and you want to get your spouse on tricare, you couldn't do that because of doma. for immigration...
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i mean they probably don't pay their taxes. >> they used to not. now. >> look. he is a perfectly fine person. i don't understand royal fever at all. it's something i have no connection to. i have never understood it. i don't get it. >> he doesn't want to be -- he doesn't want to be royal. >> i am on team evan with this. >> i am too apathetic to feel that guide almost anything except for food cheese i get excited. >> screaming. >> speaking of food by the way, mcdonald's appear is working. >> what are you holding? >> yeah. >> what is that? what is that in your hand? >> good lord. what do you call that? >> i am not sure how you hold one of these. .88 miles away is a mcdonald's. >> is it going to bring us some eg mcmuffins. >> they don't deliver. >> soon there will be a mcdrone. >> why does mcdonald's not deliver? >> ridiculous. >> you could order your food. >> did you say a mcdrone? >> it will fly over. >> food. >> fly over. yeah. one thing i want to talk about that wasn't prince harry although we could talk about that for emp. we talked about optics a lot. n polit
i mean they probably don't pay their taxes. >> they used to not. now. >> look. he is a perfectly fine person. i don't understand royal fever at all. it's something i have no connection to. i have never understood it. i don't get it. >> he doesn't want to be -- he doesn't want to be royal. >> i am on team evan with this. >> i am too apathetic to feel that guide almost anything except for food cheese i get excited. >> screaming. >> speaking of food by the...
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. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. this show is about analyzing criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them, right? vo: the war room tonight at 6 eastern >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: has anybody seen edward snowden? he seems to have disappeared. checked out of his hotel room in hong kong. has
. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned "great leadership" so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter). >> watch the show. >> only on current tv. this show is about analyzing criticizing, and holding policy...